Closure door system for vehicle filler neck

Details Closure door system for vehicle filler neck Closure door system for vehicle filler neck

2005-09-13

2005-09-13

Young, Lee (Department: 3727)

Receptacles

Container attachment or adjunct

Filling member

C220S255000, C220S259100, C220S259200, C220S829000, C220S843000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06942117

ABSTRACT:
A filler neck closure assembly (30) includes a closure apparatus (32) formed to include a pump nozzle-receiving opening (36) and adapted to be mounted on an open mouth of a filler neck24. A cover40, pivotally mounted to the closure apparatus (32), is movable between a first position covering the nozzle-receiving opening (36) to seal the filler neck (24) and a second position uncovering the nozzle-receiving opening (36) to allow access thereto. An overcenter leaf spring (42) normally biases the cover (40) toward its first closed position. A tether (94) coupled to the cover (40) has its other end (96) coupled to a filler neck access door (90) so that as the access door (90) is moved from a closed position blocking access to the filler neck (24) to an open position unblocking access to the filler neck (24), the cover (40) is moved from the first position covering the nozzle-receiving opening (36) to the second position uncovering the nozzle-receiving opening (36).

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